Facilities

Mines, plants, and recyclers

All 171 tracked facilities across five commodity chains, grouped by country with the United States first. Each production line carries its own status.

United States (51) · Argentina (12) · Australia (16) · Belgium (1) · Canada (22) · Chile (6) · Czechia (1) · Democratic Republic of the Congo (1) · Estonia (3) · Finland (3) · France (10) · Germany (4) · Greece (1) · Italy (2) · Japan (11) · Mozambique (1) · Norway (3) · Poland (2) · Portugal (1) · South Korea (7) · Sweden (4) · United Kingdom (9)

United States (51)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
5N Plus St. George germanium refineryGermaniumSt. George, UtahHigh purity refining · Operating
ABTC Sparks Battery Recycling FacilityLithiumSparks, NevadaRecycling · Under construction
Advanced Magnet Lab FloridaRare earthsMelbourne, FloridaMagnets · Financed
Anovion Bainbridge Synthetic Graphite PlantGraphiteBainbridge, GeorgiaGraphitization · Announced
Anovion Sanborn Synthetic Graphite PlantGraphiteSanborn, New YorkGraphitization · Operating
Atlantic Alumina Gramercy gallium pilotGalliumGramercy, LouisianaByproduct recovery · Announced
Birla Carbon Orangeburg Synthetic Graphite PlantGraphiteOrangeburg, South CarolinaGraphitization · Financed
e-VAC Magnetics SumterRare earthsSumter, South CarolinaMagnets · Operating
ElementUS Gramercy demonstration facilityGalliumGramercy, LouisianaByproduct recovery · Announced
Energy Fuels White Mesa MillRare earthsBlanding, UtahSeparation · Operating
Separation · Under construction
Found Energy Charleston gallium pilotGalliumCharlestown, MassachusettsByproduct recovery · Announced
Graphite One Graphite Creek ProjectGraphiteGraphite Creek, north of Nome, AlaskaMining & feedstock · Announced
Indium Corporation Clinton gallium recycling pilotGalliumClinton, New YorkRecycling · Announced
Indium Corporation Rome metals operationGallium, GermaniumRome, New YorkHigh purity refining · Operating
High purity refining · Operating
Indium Corporation Utica metals operationGalliumUtica, New YorkHigh purity refining · Operating
Kilbourne Graphite Purification Plant, Anniston Army DepotGraphiteAnniston, AlabamaPurification · Announced
Anode finishing · Announced
Kilbourne Graphite Purification Plant, Pine Bluff ArsenalGraphitePine Bluff, ArkansasPurification · Announced
Anode finishing · Announced
Kings Mountain Spodumene Concentrate ProjectLithiumKings Mountain, North CarolinaMining & feedstock · Permitted
Kunin Technologies Chattanooga gallium pilotGalliumChattanooga, TennesseeRecycling · Announced
Kyma Technologies Raleigh gallium-nitride substrate operationGalliumRaleigh, North CarolinaCrystal substrate · Operating
Lattice Materials Bozeman germanium plantGermaniumBozeman, MontanaRecycling · Announced
Crystal substrate · Operating
Li-Cycle Rochester HubLithiumGreece, New YorkRecycling · Under construction
Liberty Owl Smackover Lithium ProjectLithiumSmackover Formation, ArkansasLithium chemicals · Announced
Lynas USA Seadrift Rare Earths Processing FacilityRare earthsSeadrift, TexasSeparation · Financed
Separation · Financed
MP Materials 10X FacilityRare earthsNorthlake, TexasMagnets · Announced
MP Materials Independence FacilityRare earthsFort Worth, TexasMetals & alloys · Operating
Magnets · Commissioned
MP Materials Mountain PassRare earthsMountain Pass, CaliforniaMining & feedstock · Operating
Separation · Operating
NioCorp Elk CreekRare earthsElk Creek, NebraskaMining & feedstock · Announced
Nouryon La Porte high-purity metalorganics plantGalliumLa Porte, TexasCompound chemicals · Operating
Noveon Magnetics San MarcosRare earthsSan Marcos, TexasMagnets · Operating
NOVONIX Enterprise South Synthetic Graphite PlantGraphiteChattanooga, TennesseeGraphitization · Announced
NOVONIX Riverside Synthetic Graphite FacilityGraphiteChattanooga, TennesseeGraphitization · Commissioned
Anode finishing · Announced
Phoenix Tailings Exeter metallization facilityRare earthsExeter, New HampshireMetals & alloys · Operating
Project ATLiS Lithium Hydroxide PlantLithiumImperial County, CaliforniaLithium chemicals · Announced
Rare Element Resources Upton Demonstration PlantRare earthsUpton, WyomingSeparation · Commissioned
REalloys Tooele Army Depot heavy rare earth facilityRare earthsTooele, UtahSeparation · Announced
REEcycle Houston Recycling FacilityRare earthsHouston, TexasRecycling · Financed
ReElement Technologies Marion Refining CampusRare earthsMarion, IndianaRecycling · Under construction
Separation · Under construction
Rhyolite Ridge Lithium Carbonate ProjectLithiumEsmeralda County, NevadaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Silver Peak Lithium Carbonate OperationLithiumSilver Peak, NevadaLithium chemicals · Operating
South West Arkansas Lithium ProjectLithiumLewisville, ArkansasLithium chemicals · Permitted
Syrah Vidalia Active Anode Material FacilityGraphiteVidalia, LouisianaPurification · Operating
Particle processing · Operating
Anode finishing · Operating
Tennessee Lithium Hydroxide PlantLithiumMcMinn County, TennesseeLithium chemicals · Cancelled
Thacker Pass Phase 1 Lithium Carbonate ProjectLithiumHumboldt County, NevadaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Ucore Louisiana Strategic Metals ComplexRare earthsAlexandria, LouisianaSeparation · Under construction
Umicore Quapaw germanium materials plantGermaniumQuapaw, OklahomaRecycling · Operating
High purity refining · Operating
Compound chemicals · Operating
Crystal substrate · Operating
Urbix Muscle Shoals CSPG FacilityGraphiteMuscle Shoals, AlabamaAnode finishing · Announced
USA Rare Earth Round Top MountainRare earthsSierra Blanca, TexasMining & feedstock · Announced
USA Rare Earth StillwaterRare earthsStillwater, OklahomaMagnets · Commissioned
Metals & alloys · Financed
Vulcan Elements Durham magnet facilityRare earthsDurham, North CarolinaMagnets · Operating
Westwater Kellyton Graphite PlantGraphiteKellyton, AlabamaAnode finishing · Under construction
Anode finishing · Operating

Argentina (12)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Argosy Rincon Lithium ProjectLithiumSalar del Rincon, SaltaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Cauchari-Olaroz Lithium Carbonate OperationLithiumCauchari-Olaroz, JujuyLithium chemicals · Operating
Centenario-Ratones Lithium Carbonate OperationLithiumCentenario-Ratones, SaltaLithium chemicals · Operating
Fenix Lithium Carbonate OperationLithiumSalar del Hombre Muerto, CatamarcaLithium chemicals · Operating
Hombre Muerto Oeste Lithium ProjectLithiumHombre Muerto Oeste, CatamarcaLithium recovery · Under construction
Olaroz Lithium Carbonate OperationLithiumSalar de Olaroz, JujuyLithium chemicals · Operating
Rio Tinto Rincon Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate ProjectLithiumSalar del Rincon, SaltaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Sal de Los Angeles Lithium ProjectLithiumSalar de Diablillos, SaltaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Sal de Oro Lithium Carbonate LineLithiumSalar del Hombre Muerto, Catamarca-SaltaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Sal de Oro Lithium Hydroxide LineLithiumSalar del Hombre Muerto, Catamarca-SaltaLithium chemicals · Operating
Sal de Vida Lithium Carbonate ProjectLithiumSalar del Hombre Muerto, CatamarcaLithium chemicals · Operating
Tres Quebradas Lithium Carbonate ProjectLithiumTres Quebradas, CatamarcaLithium chemicals · Operating

Australia (16)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Albemarle Kemerton Lithium Hydroxide PlantLithiumKemerton, Western AustraliaLithium chemicals · Operating
Alcoa Wagerup gallium projectGalliumWagerup, Western AustraliaByproduct recovery · Announced
Arafura Nolans Rare Earths ProjectRare earthsNolans site, 135 km north of Alice Springs, Northern TerritoryMining & feedstock · Financed
Separation · Financed
Covalent Lithium Mt Holland-Kwinana Atomic ProjectLithiumKwinana, Western AustraliaLithium chemicals · Operating
EcoGraf Battery Anode Material Facility, Western AustraliaGraphiteSite not named in any source loaded 2026-08-12, Western AustraliaPurification · Financed
Graphinex Townsville Graphite-to-Anode Demonstration FacilityGraphiteTownsville, QueenslandPurification · Operating
Anode finishing · Operating
Hastings Yangibana Rare Earths ProjectRare earthsYangibana, Gifford Creek Station, approximately 250 km northeast of Carnarvon (Stage 2 hydrometallurgical plant planned at Onslow), Western AustraliaMining & feedstock · Financed
Mining & feedstock · Announced
Iluka Resources Eneabba Rare Earths RefineryRare earthsEneabba, Western AustraliaSeparation · Under construction
International Graphite Collie Micronising FacilityGraphiteCollie, Western AustraliaParticle processing · Operating
Particle processing · Financed
Kathleen Valley Lithium ProjectLithiumKathleen Valley, Western AustraliaMining & feedstock · Operating
Lynas Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing FacilityRare earthsKalgoorlie-Boulder (Lot 500 Great Eastern Highway, Yilkari), Western AustraliaMining & feedstock · Operating
Nyrstar Hobart proposed germanium recoveryGermaniumHobart, TasmaniaByproduct recovery · Announced
Pilgangoora Spodumene Concentrate ExpansionLithiumPilgangoora, Western AustraliaMining & feedstock · Operating
Renascor Purified Spherical Graphite Facility, BolivarGraphiteBolivar, South AustraliaPurification · Commissioned
Purification · Financed
Particle processing · Financed
Renascor Siviour Graphite Mine and ConcentratorGraphiteArno Bay, South AustraliaMining & feedstock · Financed
Tianqi Lithium Kwinana RefineryLithiumKwinana, Western AustraliaLithium chemicals · Operating

Belgium (1)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Umicore Olen germanium complexGermaniumOlen, AntwerpRecycling · Operating
Compound chemicals · Operating
Crystal substrate · Operating

Canada (22)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
COALIA Thetford Spodumene DemonstrationLithiumThetford Mines, QuebecLithium recovery · Operating
Cyclic Materials Kingston Centre of Excellence and Commercial HubRare earthsKingston, OntarioRecycling · Under construction
E3 Lithium Clearwater DemonstrationLithiumEast of Olds, AlbertaLithium recovery · Operating
Frontier Lithium Thunder Bay Conversion FacilityLithiumThunder Bay, OntarioLithium chemicals · Announced
Geomega Magnet Recycling Demonstration PlantRare earthsSaint-Hubert (Longueuil), QuebecRecycling · Under construction
Lomiko Metals La Loutre Graphite ProjectGraphiteLa Loutre property, 180 km northwest of Montréal, QuébecMining & feedstock · Announced
Mangrove Lithium Delta RefineryLithiumDelta, British ColumbiaLithium chemicals · Commissioned
Nemaska Lithium Becancour Conversion PlantLithiumBecancour, QuebecLithium chemicals · Under construction
Nemaska Whabouchi Spodumene ConcentratorLithiumWhabouchi, QuebecMining & feedstock · Under construction
NMG Bécancour Battery Material PlantGraphiteBécancour, QuébecPurification · Announced
Particle processing · Announced
Anode finishing · Announced
NMG Matawinie Graphite MineGraphiteSaint-Michel-des-Saints, QuébecMining & feedstock · Under construction
NORAM Richmond Lithium Hydroxide Demonstration PlantLithiumRichmond, British ColumbiaLithium chemicals · Under construction
Northern Graphite Lac des Îles MineGraphiteLac-des-Îles, QuébecMining & feedstock · Idled
Prairie Lithium Saskatchewan DLE FacilityLithiumWeyburn area, SaskatchewanLithium chemicals · Under construction
Rio Tinto Vaudreuil gallium demonstrationGalliumSaguenay, QuebecByproduct recovery · Announced
Rock Tech Red Rock Lithium ConverterLithiumRed Rock, OntarioLithium chemicals · Announced
Saltworks Richmond Lithium Demonstration FacilityLithiumRichmond, British ColumbiaLithium chemicals · Operating
SRC Rare Earth Processing FacilityRare earthsSaskatoon, SaskatchewanSeparation · Under construction
Metals & alloys · Operating
Teck Trail Operations strategic-metals linesGallium, GermaniumTrail, British ColumbiaByproduct recovery · Operating
Byproduct recovery · Announced
Torngat Metals Strange Lake Rare Earth ProjectRare earthsStrange Lake (Lac Brisson), Nunavik, QuebecMining & feedstock · Financed
Separation · Announced
Ucore RapidSX Commercialization and Demonstration Facility (Kingston)Rare earthsKingston, OntarioSeparation · Operating
Vianode Via TWO Synthetic Graphite Plant, St. ThomasGraphiteSt. Thomas, OntarioGraphitization · Announced

Chile (6)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Albemarle La Negra Lithium Conversion PlantLithiumLa Negra, AntofagastaLithium chemicals · Operating
Albemarle Salar de Atacama Lithium RecoveryLithiumSalar de Atacama, AntofagastaLithium recovery · Operating
Altoandinos ENAMI-Rio Tinto Atomic Lithium ProjectLithiumSalares Altoandinos, AtacamaLithium recovery · Announced
Maricunga Codelco-Rio Tinto Atomic Lithium ProjectLithiumSalar de Maricunga, AtacamaLithium recovery · Announced
SQM Salar del Carmen Lithium Chemical PlantLithiumSalar del Carmen, AntofagastaLithium chemicals · Operating
SQM-NovaAndino Salar de Atacama Lithium RecoveryLithiumSalar de Atacama, AntofagastaLithium recovery · Operating

Czechia (1)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Cinovec Integrated Lithium ProjectLithiumCinovec, Usti nad LabemLithium chemicals · Announced

Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
STL Big Hill germanium recovery plantGermaniumLubumbashi, Haut-KatangaByproduct recovery · Operating

Estonia (3)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Neo Performance Materials Narva Magnet PlantRare earthsNarva, Ida-Viru CountyMagnets · Commissioned
Neo Performance Materials Silmet (Sillamäe)Rare earthsSillamäe, Ida-Viru CountySeparation · Operating
Separation · Commissioned
UP Catalyst CO2Graphite PlantGraphiteMaardu, Harju CountyGraphitization · Financed

Finland (3)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Fortum Battery Recycling Harjavalta Hydrometallurgical PlantGraphite, LithiumHarjavalta, SatakuntaRecycling · Operating
Hycamite Kokkola Methane-Pyrolysis Graphite PlantGraphiteKokkola, Central OstrobothniaGraphitization · Announced
Keliber Lithium Integrated ProjectLithiumKokkola and Kaustinen, Central OstrobothniaLithium chemicals · Under construction

France (10)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Ageli Alsace Geothermal Lithium ProjectLithiumAlsace, Grand EstLithium chemicals · Operating
Caremag LacqRare earthsLacq, Pyrenees-AtlantiquesSeparation · Under construction
EMILI Beauvoir Lithium ProjectLithiumEchassieres, Auvergne-Rhone-AlpesLithium chemicals · Permitted
GALLICAM Battery-Material Recovery ProjectLithiumDunkirk, Hauts-de-FranceLithium chemicals · Under construction
MagREEsource Noyarey (MagFactory programme)Rare earthsNoyarey, IsereRecycling · Commissioned
NGC Battery Materials BAM Plant (France, site not stated in source)Graphite—Purification · Announced
Anode finishing · Announced
Orano Battery Recycling Pilots (Bessines-sur-Gartempe)Graphite, LithiumBessines-sur-Gartempe, Nouvelle-AquitaineRecycling · Commissioned
Solvay La RochelleRare earthsLa Rochelle, Charente-MaritimeSeparation · Operating
Tokai COBEX Savoie BAM4EVER Battery Anode Material Plant (Vénissieux)GraphiteVénissieux (30 rue Louis Jouvet, 69200), Département du Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesParticle processing · Operating
Viridian Lithium Lauterbourg RefineryLithiumLauterbourg, Grand EstLithium chemicals · Announced

Germany (4)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Freiberger Compound Materials Freiberg wafer plantGalliumFreiberg, SaxonyCrystal substrate · Operating
Guben Lithium Hydroxide ConverterLithiumGuben, BrandenburgLithium chemicals · Permitted
Umicore Hanau metalorganic precursor plantGalliumHanau, HesseCompound chemicals · Operating
Vacuumschmelze HanauRare earthsHanau, HesseMetals & alloys · Operating
Magnets · Operating

Greece (1)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
METLEN Agios Nikolaos gallium projectGalliumAgios Nikolaos, Central GreeceByproduct recovery · Announced

Italy (2)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Itelyum INSPIREE CeccanoRare earthsCeccano, LazioRecycling · Announced
Portovesme Critical Raw Materials HubLithiumPortovesme, SardiniaRecycling · Announced

Japan (11)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Aichi Steel magnet operationsRare earths—Magnets · Operating
Akita Rare Metals gallium and germanium operationGallium, GermaniumAkita, AkitaRecycling · Operating
Recycling · Operating
Daido Electronics Nakatsugawa NdFeB magnet plantRare earthsNakatsugawa, GifuMagnets · Operating
Mitsubishi Chemical Kagawa Plant Natural-Graphite Anode LineGraphiteSakaide, Kagawa PrefectureAnode finishing · Announced
Mitsubishi Materials Onahama Lithium Recycling PilotLithiumIwaki, FukushimaRecycling · Commissioned
Nippon Chemical Industrial Iwaki Lithium Recovery PilotLithiumIwaki, FukushimaRecycling · Commissioned
Santoku Kobe rare earth operationsRare earthsKobe, HyogoMetals & alloys · Operating
Separation · Announced
Shin-Etsu Chemical new domestic rare earth refineryRare earths—Separation · Announced
Shin-Etsu Chemical rare earth magnet operations (Takefu)Rare earthsEchizen, FukuiMagnets · Operating
Sumiden Semiconductor Materials Itami substrate plantGalliumItami, HyogoCrystal substrate · Operating
Toyota Tsusho Lithium Naraha PlantLithiumNaraha, FukushimaLithium chemicals · Idled

Mozambique (1)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Syrah Balama Graphite OperationGraphiteBalama, Cabo DelgadoMining & feedstock · Operating

Norway (3)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
NorGraph Active Anode Materials Plant (Eyde Material Park, Arendal)GraphiteLongum Nord, Eyde Material Park, Arendal, AgderAnode finishing · Announced
REEtec RE1 Separation Plant (Herøya)Rare earthsPorsgrunn (Herøya Industrial Park), TelemarkSeparation · Under construction
Vianode Via ONE Synthetic Anode Graphite Plant (Herøya)GraphitePorsgrunn (Herøya Industrial Park), TelemarkGraphitization · Operating

Poland (2)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Mkango Pulawy separation plantRare earthsPulawy, Lublin VoivodeshipSeparation · Announced
POLVOLT Battery Recycling ProjectLithiumSilesia, SilesiaRecycling · Announced

Portugal (1)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Lift One Estarreja Lithium RefineryLithiumEstarreja, AveiroLithium chemicals · Announced

South Korea (7)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Korea Zinc Onsan gallium and germanium projectsGallium, GermaniumOnsan, UlsanByproduct recovery · Announced
Byproduct recovery · Announced
KSM Metals Korean Metals Plant (Ochang)Rare earthsOchang Foreign Investment Zone, Cheongju, North Chungcheong (Chungcheongbuk-do)Metals & alloys · Operating
Metals & alloys · Commissioned
POSCO Future M Pohang Artificial Graphite Anode PlantGraphitePohang, Gyeongsangbuk-doGraphitization · Operating
POSCO HY Clean Metal Gwangyang Recycling PlantLithiumGwangyang, South JeollaRecycling · Operating
POSCO-Pilbara Gwangyang Lithium Hydroxide PlantLithiumGwangyang, South JeollaLithium chemicals · Commissioned
Seongrim Advanced Industry Daegu Magnet PlantRare earthsDaegu Technopolis, Hyeonpung, Dalseong-gun, DaeguMagnets · Operating
SungEel Hydro Center 3 SaemangeumLithiumSaemangeum, North JeollaRecycling · Operating

Sweden (4)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
LKAB ReeMAP (Malmberget/Per Geijer — Luleå Industrial Park)Rare earthsLuleå, Norrbotten CountyMining & feedstock · Announced
Separation · Under construction
NorthCYCLE Battery Recycling ProjectLithiumSkelleftea, VasterbottenRecycling · Announced
Talga Luleå Anode Refinery and EVA Qualification PlantGraphiteLuleå, NorrbottenAnode finishing · Operating
Purification · Announced
Particle processing · Announced
Anode finishing · Announced
Talga Nunasvaara South Graphite Mine (Vittangi)GraphiteNunasvaara South, near Vittangi, Kiruna Municipality, NorrbottenMining & feedstock · Permitted

United Kingdom (9)

FacilityCommodityLocationLines (stage · state)
Altilium ACT3 Black-Mass Refinery (Plymouth)Graphite, LithiumPlymouth, DevonRecycling · Financed
Recycling · Announced
Cross Lanes Geothermal Lithium PilotLithiumCross Lanes, CornwallLithium recovery · Cancelled
Green Lithium Teesside RefineryLithiumTeesport, TeessideLithium chemicals · Permitted
HyProMag Tyseley Energy ParkRare earthsBirmingham, EnglandRecycling · Operating
Imerys British Lithium Pilot and Proposed PlantLithiumSt Austell, CornwallLithium chemicals · Operating
Ionic Technologies BelfastRare earthsBelfast, Northern IrelandRecycling · Operating
Recycling · Announced
Less Common Metals Ellesmere PortRare earthsEllesmere Port, CheshireMetals & alloys · Operating
Metals & alloys · Operating
Pensana Saltend Rare Earth Processing HubRare earthsSaltend, East YorkshireSeparation · Cancelled
Trelavour Lithium ProjectLithiumTrelavour Downs, CornwallLithium chemicals · Announced